Moin Akhtar’s first death anniversary observed

The News International

: The first death anniversary of Moin Akhtar, one of the most beloved comedians, hosts and actors ever to grace the stage and television screens of Pakistan, was observed across the country on Sunday. In a society overflowing with depression, hypocritical behaviours, all sorts of problems and ever-increasing socio-political, cultural and economic crisis, the laughter is a very rare commodity to find and after Moin Akhter, perhaps one of the last remaining giants in genre of sophisticated yet highly entertaining comedy, the laughter has died. Moin Akhtar was born on December 24, 1950, in Karachi. He made his television debut on September 6, 1966, in a variety show held on PTV to celebrate the first Defense Day of Pakistan. He was highly dynamic and versatile performer. He was a film and stage actor, humorist, comedian, impersonator and host. He was also a playwright, singer, film director and a producer. His attempts to avoid vulgarity in his humour made him favorite amongst family audience. He was fluent in several languages, including English, Bengali, Sindhi, Punjabi, Memon, Pashto, Gujarati and Urdu.